Congratulations to Plaquemines Parish Lady Fury on winning the All Stars Dizzy Dean World Series Championship. The team is made up of girls age 14 and younger, and is coached by Leon Letulle, Michael Clement, Mike Nichols and Jean Paul Solis.Letulle said, "It’s the first time a girls’ team from Plaquemines Parish has won a World Series championship."

Letulle said, "It is an unbelievable feeling to coach a group of girls and watch them grow as a team, and then them winning was just incredible."

Emergency Operations Center tour

The Red Hat Jazzy Belles gathered at the Emergency Operations Center for their July outing. They were taken to the meeting room and shown the procedures for emergencies and evacuations. Director Guy Laigast and grant writer Benny Puckett spoke to the group of 12 and answered questions about pets, pre-registration and transportation. Laigast went over the reasons and times they make the decision to call a mandatory evacuation and how important it is to heed that warning.

After their session, the group drove 25 minutes to arrive at Woodland Plantation, where they enjoyed a lunch of shrimp etoufee and sticky chicken. Plantation owner and operator Foster Creppel invited the women to explore the grounds and tour the buildings, which they did and enjoyed.

The plantation sits on the Mississippi River and is a bed and breakfast for those who wish to stay. The restaurant is an old church, which was moved to its current location from Port Sulphur and converted, making a beautiful place for gatherings big and small. It is used for lunch and dinner meetings and for receptions and parties.

Honor students

William Carey University announced its President’s List honorees for the spring semester. Great job Katrina Lynn Gauthier, from Belle Chasse, on obtaining this honor. Keep up the hard work.

Each year, the Harvey Canal Industrial Association gives out scholarships to children of employees of companies belonging to the association. This year, a $1,000 scholarship went to Miranda Aasen, daughter of Melissa and Michael Aasen of Belle Chasse. She graduated in May from Belle Chasse High School. Congratulations.

PAWS fundraiser

Rotolo’s in Belle Chasse will hold a pizza fundraiser on Aug. 3 to benefit Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society and Plaquemines Cat. A portion of the proceeds of Rotolo’s pizza sales from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day will be split between the two organizations. Both are nonprofits and offer help to homeless and feral animals. You can get more information by contacting Kathy Fleming at 601.265.9945 or KathyLee1145@yahoo.com. They ask that you please not bring animals to this event.

Mini VBS

The Belle Chasse United Methodist Church will hold a mini-vacation Bible School. All children ages 4-12 years- old are invited to attend. It will run Aug. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. VBS offers arts and crafts, music, missions and Bible stories. A light supper will be served Friday and a light lunch on Saturday. The church is located at 8375 La. 23. Call 504.813.0702 to register.

Transplant surgery fundraiser

Dan Ragas, a resident of Braithwaite and a Plaquemines Parish sheriff’s deputy, is waiting for a heart and kidney transplant. He was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2007, and that same year he learned he has kidney disease. The average heart/kidney transplant costs over $1 million. Even with his insurance, he faces large out-of-pocket expenses and will have medical costs for treatment the rest of his life.

He will also be required to temporarily relocate 50 miles away from his home to be close to the hospital he will be going to for his treatment. All of this is at his own expense.

Family and friends are holding a fundraiser on Aug. 2 and 3 at the Reverend Percy Griffin Center, 15577 Louisiana 15 in Davant. They will be selling seafood plates both days, Aug. 2 from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Aug. 3 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Aug. 3, from 8 p.m. until midnight, there will be a dance. Admission is $8 at the door or $5 in advance by calling Norman Phillips at 504.210.7425. They will raffle a 32-inch flat-screen television on the grounds.

Tax-deductible gifts can be made in honor of Dan Ragas by sending checks to NFT Louisiana Transplant Fund, 5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 430, Memphis, TN 38119. Write Dan Ragas in the for line of your check so he will get credit. You can also donate online at www.transplants.org. Go to "find an NFT patient" and type in his name.